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Posted in Bangladesh, Bulbul, Dhaka, Mahogany, nature, spring on Feb 27th, 2009
Once again The Mahogany trees burst into new leaf… bit earlier than that last year though. And the birds are all back…. A Red-vented Bulbul [Pixel-peepers: read this]
Posted in Bangladesh, Bird, Bulbul, Dhaka, Flower, Maina, nature, Starling, tree on Feb 21st, 2009
Driving back home on this warm [hot!] spring day and the “Red Silk Cotton Tree” [Bombax ceiba] is in full bloom showing off its glory. The birds flocking to suck up the nectar offered by the large red flowers. Got my gear, and set up a tripod at the side of the street attracting a [...]
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Mahogany, nature, spring on Feb 21st, 2009
A week into Spring [9th day actually...it is the 9th of "Falgun" here]… and the Mahogany pods are beginning burst and shed their whirly-bird seeds… … and the birds are having a ball
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, eclipse, Moon, nature on Feb 9th, 2009
Ah, I should have known [I did, actually!] that this eclipse would not be dramatic and in fact the darkening of the moon was barely discernible…. so I packed up my gear and came back down to a nice hot meal. 4 image sequence from 7:32:44 to 7:41:44 PM Dhaka Bangladesh local time, of the [...]
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, eclipse, Moon on Feb 8th, 2009
The first of four penumbral lunar eclipses for 2009 will happen tomorrow the 9th Feb. The moon looks nice an plump today and was clearly visible in the Eastern sky even at 5:15 PM today. Tomorrow’s eclipse will start at 18:38 Bangladesh local time, it will be much darker at that time and the visibility [...]